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Hormone drug shortage forces desperate solutions

Article Carl Collison - 15 Mar 2019

Depo-Testosterone has been out of stock since December last year, possibly increasing the risk of serious physical and mental health problems

Africans say SA’s queer ‘haven’ is hell

Article Carl Collison - 15 Feb 2019

Nondiscriminatory laws exist in name only for those seeking refuge from Uganda and elsewhere

Happiness is … gender-affirming surgery

Article Carl Collison - 9 Nov 2018

'I can feel the pain, yes. But the excitement itself counteracts the pain'

Shutting down the blaming of women for rape

Article Raeesa Pather - 1 Aug 2018

On Wednesday, women and gender non-conforming activists marched to mark the start of Women’s Month in South Africa and to say ‘enough is enough’

Homeless trans folk out in the cold

Article Carl Collison - 20 Apr 2018

Though the word ‘shelter’ is equated with a safe space, in reality it is often the opposite

‘Ambassadors’ for trans surgery rally for better services

Article Carl Collison - 8 Dec 2017

The inaccessibility to gender-affirming surgery is discouraging to transgender people seeking these services

‘I asked for a child, not a girl or boy’

Article Carl Collison - 29 Sep 2017

A nongovernmental organisation is taking on the problems faced by transgender pupils at schools

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

BE 1 OF 8 LUCKY PEOPLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH R80 000

special reports - 19 Nov 2020

From 23 to 30 November 2020, simply purchase any BMW bearing the number “8” and you could be one of eight lucky people to drive off with R80 000

Special Reports

Introducing Sabinet Judgments

special reports - 18 Nov 2020

A well-rounded view of reported and unreported judgments supplemented by an advanced system to enable users to rapidly find the information they require

Special Reports

The Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Research and Publication Interventions

special reports - 13 Nov 2020

The project places emphasis on rolling out a standardised package of occupational health services and mining safety standards across four countries